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July 03 - Leave the world a better place.

Prompt: It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it."

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They are so many variations on this. It's a well-trodden turn of phrase. The world owes us nothing... Life is what we make of it... The only one that can make you happy is you... If you want things to change, you have to make a change... It not the destination, it's the journey... Leave the world a better place than you found it.

It all amounts to the same thing. If we wait for things to just happen for us, it's unlikely it ever will, though we might see those willing to put in the effort seemingly get what we think we want or deserve. Most of the time we have no idea what we want... and even less about what we deserve.

The world itself is just a big ball of possibilities. Countless difference places and paths that we can choose to journey down and experience. It's up to us to bring meaning to it and our lives.

I like the idea of leaving the world in a better place than I found it, and by world I mean situation.

I will have very little impact on the world - that's just fact - very few of us do. My name won't be remembered in 1000 years... it probably won't be remembered that much in 100 years unless future grand, and great grand babies are investigating their family tree. I doubt I will invent anything groundbreaking or discover a life altering cure.... In the grand scheme of things, I'm insignificant to everything and everyone - bar those I hold dear. I'm ok with that. But it doesn't mean that I can't make a small difference to the people around me; my family, friends, colleagues, and communities. I can make their lives a little easier by supporting them and in turn give my own life meaning.

Since having children this seems to resonate so much more. At some point it became less about me and more about them. Making sure they can survive and thrive in the world. That they are not scared to take risks. That is ok to fail. That there are more important things than success and money. That they can contribute meaningfully, and be decent, good people.

So far, I am doing and AWAMZING job - I pat myself on the back regularly!! I also have to give my husband and kids credit to... its definitely a group enough lol!!